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Kate Eaves

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Kate Eaves
Date of birth (1968-05-06) 6 May 1968 (age 56)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988–? Wasps Ladies (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988–?  Wales 17

Kate Eaves (born 6 May 1968) is a former Welsh rugby union player. She represented Wales at the 1991 and 1994 Rugby World Cup's.

Biography

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Eaves began playing for the Wasps Ladies in 1988 and captained them between 1988 and 1991.[1][2] In 1993 she scored two tries in a test match against Scotland and helped her side win 23–0.[3] At the 1994 World Cup, Eaves scored a brace of tries against Kazakhstan in the pool stages to help her side make a comeback from an 8–6 half-time deficit to win 29–8.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Capped while playing for Wasps". www.waspsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  2. ^ "Captains 1960 to Date". www.waspsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  3. ^ "Scottish women show promise". HeraldScotland. 1993-12-20. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  4. ^ Stephens, Paul (1994-04-13). "Rugby Union: England land Grand Slam". The Independent. Retrieved 2022-06-13.